Papa Grows Funk

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“One of THE best and most important funky bands in New Orleans. We couldn't beprouder." Quint Davis, producer of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival

Booty shaking party music best sums up the inimitable Papa Grows Funk, one of themost successful funk bands to emanate from New Orleans. Rooted in improvisation,the group of all-star musicians led by Hammond B3 keyboardist and lead vocalist, JohnGros, has built its enthusiastic vibe on a long-standing musical tradition that dates backto the hot jazz of the legends, Fats Domino and Louis Armstrong. Like Dr. John and theNeville Brothers, Papa Grows Funk keeps that New Orleans lineage alive while alwaysfunkifying towards the future.

Papa Grows Funk has fused the individual talents of its members into one unique sound,but still retains the initial spark they ignited in the beginning while jamming togetherat the Old Point Bar. “While we throw in New Orleans classics, now our songs and ourgroove are all our own,” says John Gros. “We still love playing together and that comesthrough in our music.”

The band plays over 100 shows a year for its international and growing fan base. Fromthe Highline Ballroom in New York City to the Great American Music Hall in SanFrancisco, from the Nancy Jazz Festival in France to the Fuji Rock Festival in Japan,Papa Grows Funk has brought their “Mardi Gras in a bottle” music to iconic clubs fromcoast to coast and renowned festivals worldwide.

With no play lists and no rehearsals every Papa Grows Funk performance is its ownmasterpiece of funk. On any given night, the band might change songs or grooves.But one thing is certain: whether it is jam band college kids or seersucker wearingprofessionals, five folks or 100,000, after John Gros announces “We’re Papa Grows Funkfrom the great city of New Orleans,” the crowd is going to go wild.